MOUNT PROSPECT SENIOR SENTINEL NEWSLETTER JULY 2017 WELCOME ESTHER MARTINEZ The Human Services Department welcomed Esther Martinez, Licensed Social Worker, on April 28, 2017. Esther has a Bachelor s Degree in Psychology from DePaul University and a Master of Social Work from Dominican University. Her experience has been in mental health, crisis intervention and assisting runaway youth. The past three years, Esther has worked in Police Crisis Services within Proviso Township. She is a volunteer researcher, working with a professor from Dominican University on studying the impact of popular education curriculums on adult education programs. Esther is passionate about advocating for those, whose voices are frequently unheard and this is the first step to impact change. WELCOME GINNY THOMAS The Human Services Department welcomed Ginny Thomas on June 5, 2017. She is the Senior Services social worker. Ginny is a licensed clinical social worker in Illinois who has over 15 years of experience working with older adults. She holds a bachelor degree in Social Work from Marquette University (Milwaukee) and Master of Social Work degree from Loyola University (Chicago). Ginny has an extensive background in long-term care, community senior services, and Adult Protective Services. Mount Prospect Senior Sentinel -1
FRIDAYS ON THE GREEN The music is back! This year, bands will feature a variety of music genres from 80s and 90 s hits to R&B to country and more. The Village Hall s outdoor green space along Emerson Street is the perfect spot to sit back and relax with friends and family. Concert-goers are encouraged to bring chairs and blankets and pick up a picnic dinner or some snacks at a local Mount Prospect restaurant, or enjoy a meal before or after the show. Free parking available in the Emerson Street Garage after 5:00 p.m. The band starts at 6:00 p.m. July 7 July 28 August 4 August 18 97Nine the Good Mondays Suburban Cowboys Spoken Four The Friday events are a partnership between the Village of Mount Prospect, Mount Prospect Chamber of Commerce and the Mount Prospect Downtown Merchants Association. Mount Prospect Senior Sentinel 2
Do you want to feel ALIVE? 30 Minute Class Done in a Chair Ageless Grace is a mind body workout incorporating music, creativity, balance, coordination and cognition. Each class is different and each is as easy or challenging as you wish to make it. July classes held on Fridays 1:30-2:00 pm at the Mount Prospect Public Library Community Room B Mount Prospect Senior Sentinel 3
SCRABBLE ANYONE? The Scrabble group meets every Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. All are encouraged to come in for a game or two. PINOCHLE GROUP The pinochle group plays single deck every Wednesday evening. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and play begins at 7:00 p.m. (Doors are then locked at 7:00 p.m.) Both cutthroat and regular pinochle are played. Partners are not needed, so please join the group any Wednesday you feel like playing. Village of Mount Prospect Human Services Department 50 South Emerson Street Mount Prospect, IL 60056 Phone: 847-870-5680 humanservicesdept@mountprospect.org Hours: Monday Friday 8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Director: Julie Kane Deputy Director: Victoria Bran Public Health Nurse: Jill Heinking Social Worker: Nina Persino Social Worker: Esther Martinez Social Worker: Ginny Thomas Office Manager: Carol Baldini Secretary/Newsletter Editor: Julie Jarosz Community Connections Center (CCC) Intake Receptionist: Linda Contreras SENIOR MEN S CLUB The Mount Prospect Senior Men s Club enjoys camaraderie and friendship each Wednesday from 12:30 noon to 4:00 p.m. in the Village Hall Community Center, located on the first floor at 50 South Emerson Street. The room has many windows, which face onto a landscaped vista. Ample first-floor parking is available in the garage, which has an entrance door to the building with automatic openers. This makes it easy to navigate even for those who have trouble walking. The Club has a general meeting, beginning with the Pledge of Allegiance, birthdays are celebrated, a finance statement is read each month and regular business is attended to. Some men play Bridge, Gin Rummy, or Pinochle, while others enjoy shooting pool at the two tables that are available. Many attend for the first time and are soon laughing with the rest of us. Members are asked to donate only $1.00 each week, which is used for the coffee and cakes that are served, as well as cups, paper plates, napkins, stirrers, creamer and sugar. On occasion, members are asked for $2.00 to meet these expenses. Please come in and enjoy a really swell men s club! SENIORS FRIENDSHIP CLUB The Seniors Friendship Club would like to invite all senior citizens, fifty years of age and more, to join them. We meet on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at the Mount Prospect Village Hall, 50 S. Emerson Street, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. There is a short business meeting and afterwards refreshments are served. We hold a 50/50 raffle and Bingo is played, so come and join us. It is a nice time to get together and socialize! Mount Prospect Senior Sentinel 4
MOUNT PROSPECT PUBLIC LIBRARY PRESENTS All programs begin at 1:30 p.m. in Meeting Room A. Please sign up for these free programs by calling 847/253-5675, or visit our website at www.mppl.org, or simply stop by the Library. The Library requires at least a one-week notice if special accommodations are needed. Mount Prospect Senior Sentinel 5
Saturdays May 27 through September 30, 2017 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Downtown Mount Prospect METRA Commuter Parking Lot (Southwest corner of Elmhurst Road and Northwest Highway) Sponsored by the Mount Prospect Lions Club Mount Prospect Senior Sentinel 6
HEALTH SERVICES FASTING CHOLESTEROL / LIPID PROFILE SCREENING OFFERED Are you trying to control your cholesterol through diet and exercise rather than medication? Has your doctor recently switched your cholesterol medication and you re not sure if it is working? Does insurance only pay for one cholesterol/lipid profile test a year? Are you confused by good cholesterol and bad cholesterol and what the numbers mean? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may want to have a lipid profile test done at the Village Hall on the second Thursday of each month. Appointments are required and can be made by calling 847-870-5680. Patients must fast 10 hours prior to the appointment. This screening is open to all adults in the community and the cost is $20, which includes a fasting blood sugar test as well. Testing is done by the public health nurse and includes post-testing education and instructional materials. This is a finger-stick type of test, not a blood draw. COAGULATION TESTING (INR) FOR RESIDENTS ON COUMADIN The Village nurse makes visits to homebound seniors who do not qualify for insurance reimbursed home health care visits. These routine health monitoring visits are done once a month and visits may include filling pill minders, monitoring conditions for the patient s physician, and providing health and nutrition education. A physician s order is required for this service. HEALTH SCREENING CLINICS Our nurse sees patients for free blood pressure checks, $1 fasting blood sugar and $4 total cholesterol blood test every Monday morning between 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. at Village Hall; Monday afternoon at the Community Connections Center, 1711 W. Algonquin Road, between 1:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.; at Keefer's Pharmacy, 5 W. Prospect Avenue, on the first Friday of each month from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.; and at Stay Fit Physical Therapy and Core Wellness, 127 W. Prospect Avenue, on the second Wednesday of each month from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. No appointments needed. EDUCATIONNAL PROGRAMS FOR SENIORS Programs are usually held in the Community Room at Village Hall at various times during the year. October is Senior Health Month every year in Mount Prospect and a variety of educational programs take place at that time. State Representative David Harris holds a Senior Health Fair at Village Hall every October which includes a variety of screenings, flu shots and information for seniors presented by 30 local community groups. NURSES LENDING CLOSET EQUIPMENT The Village of Mount Prospect administers the Nurses Lending Closet. The program provides medical equipment such as wheelchairs, walkers, canes, commodes and bath seats to residents on a temporary basis. This enables any resident, who has a medical problem that requires special equipment, to borrow equipment for up to three months free of charge. The cost of the program is covered by voluntary donations from civic organizations and individuals who use the program. The lending closet is in the Mount Prospect Human Services Department located in Village Hall, 50 South Emerson Street, on the 2 nd floor. If you would like to know if an item is available, call 847-870- 5680. Due to the tremendous generosity of many people, our lending closet is full and we are unable to accept donations of medical equipment at this time. Thank you for your thoughtfulness. Mount Prospect Senior Sentinel 7
JULY 2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 Village Hall is Closed 4 Village Hall is Closed in Observance of Independence Day 5 9:30 AM Mahjong 12:30 PM Men's Club 7:00 PM Pinochle 3:00 PM Blood Drive 6 7 8 9 10 9:00 AM Health Screening 9:00 AM Young at Heart 1:00 PM Contract Bridge 1:00 PM Scrabble 1:00 PM Seniors Friendship Club 11 12 9:30 AM Mahjong 12:30 PM Men's Club 7:00 PM Pinochle 8:45 AM Cholesterol Screening - by Appointment 13 14 15 16 17 9:00 AM Young at Heart 9:00 AM Health Screening 1:00 PM Contract Bridge 1:00 PM Scrabble 18 19 9:00 AM Sew Bee It Quilters 9:30 AM Mahjong 12:30 PM Men's Club 7:00 PM Pinochle 20 21 22 23 24 9:00 AM Health Screening 9:00 AM Young at Heart 1:00 PM Contract Bridge 1:00 PM Scrabble 1:00 PM Seniors Friendship Club 25 26 9:30 AM Mahjong 12:30 PM Men's Club 7:00 PM Pinochle 27 28 29 30 31 9:00 AM Young at Heart 9:00 AM Health Screening 1:00 PM Contract Bridge If you need assistance with participation in any of the activities held at the Community Center, please let the office know in advance. Mount Prospect Senior Sentinel 8